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Page 5
... portion of an involute , pP , qQ positions of the free part of the string . It will be seen at once that these must be tangents to the arc AB at p and q . Also the string at any stage , as pP , ultimately revolves about p . Hence pP is ...
... portion of an involute , pP , qQ positions of the free part of the string . It will be seen at once that these must be tangents to the arc AB at p and q . Also the string at any stage , as pP , ultimately revolves about p . Hence pP is ...
Page 14
... portion of a conic section and S one focus . Let P move so that SP S P U -B describes equal areas in equal times , that is ( § 48 ) , let the velocity be inversely as the perpendicular SY from S to the tangent to the orbit . If ABP be ...
... portion of a conic section and S one focus . Let P move so that SP S P U -B describes equal areas in equal times , that is ( § 48 ) , let the velocity be inversely as the perpendicular SY from S to the tangent to the orbit . If ABP be ...
Page 27
... portion of a parabola , and is gone over twice in opposite directions by the moving point in each complete period . If the periods be not exactly as 1 : 2 the form of the path pro- duced by the combination changes gradually from one to ...
... portion of a parabola , and is gone over twice in opposite directions by the moving point in each complete period . If the periods be not exactly as 1 : 2 the form of the path pro- duced by the combination changes gradually from one to ...
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... portions . If PQR be any subsequent position of the generating circle , Q and S the new positions of A and B , QPS is of course a right angle . If , therefore , QR be drawn parallel to PS , PR is a diameter of the rolling circle , and R ...
... portions . If PQR be any subsequent position of the generating circle , Q and S the new positions of A and B , QPS is of course a right angle . If , therefore , QR be drawn parallel to PS , PR is a diameter of the rolling circle , and R ...
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... portions of the surface of a vertical right cylinder , the motion of DF parallel to AC will become a rotation about the axis of the cylinder , and the necessary accompaniment of vertical motion will remain un- changed . As it is evident ...
... portions of the surface of a vertical right cylinder , the motion of DF parallel to AC will become a rotation about the axis of the cylinder , and the necessary accompaniment of vertical motion will remain un- changed . As it is evident ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point finite fixed point flexure fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram of forces particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theorem theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire